Incognito with the Buffalo Bills in 2015
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No. 64 Buffalo Bills | |||||||||
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Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | July 5, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Bogota, New Jersey | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 319 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Glendale (AZ) Mountain Ridge | ||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Games played: | 134 |
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Games started: | 134 |
Fumbles recovered: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Richard Dominick Incognito Jr. (born July 5, 1983) is an American football guard for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Before playing for the NFL, he played college football for the University of Nebraska. Incognito was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft and played for them through the 2009 season. Incognito played for the Buffalo Bills during the 2009 season and the Miami Dolphins from 2010 to 2013.
Incognito is the oldest son of Richard Incognito Sr. and Donna Incognito, who also have a younger son, Derek. His father is of Italian and German descent. Incognito supports Operation Homefront, an organization that provides assistance to families of service members and wounded soldiers; during the 2012 season, he hosted a private screening and book reading of the animated film Rise of the Guardians for Operation Homefront, where he led a book reading to over 100 children before the screening of the film. Politically, he is a conservative and a Republican supporter and publicly supported Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential election.
Incognito played offense and defense at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona, and served as a long snapper, helping the Mountain Lions football team to an 8–4 record and the first round of the state playoffs in 2000. An All-America offensive lineman, Incognito was named to PrepStar's 120-man Dream Team. He was a second-team honoree on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West list. Incognito was a finalist for the Arizona Player-of-the-Year Award, was named the Brian Murray Award winner, and earned the Frank Kush Award, given to the best offensive lineman in Arizona. He also earned First-team All-State honors on offense from the Arizona Republic. Incognito also earned one letter in track & field (shot put) and also competed in weight lifting.